Question

Why was shifting cultivation are slash cultivation discouraged by europeans? Give four reasons

Answer 1

1- They felt that land which was used for cultivation every few years could not grow commercial trees .

2- there was a danger of forest fire .

3- the cultivator who practiced shifting cultivation used to migrate from one region to another so it made it difficult for the government to collect taxes .

3-This is a wasteful method of cultivation because it is responsible for deforestation and environmental degradation .

due to all these resio ns government decided to ban shifting cultivation .